Turkey is pursuing a strategy of impressing European leaders in order to win the positive agenda at the forthcoming European Council.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried at his meetings in Brussels , on the sidelines of NATO, to send a double message: a) that the problems with a number of countries can be solved, b) the situation in the eastern Mediterranean is due to the Greek Cypriots.
These moves by Ankara show that the Turkish capital realizes that the presence of the Cyprus problem on the Euro-Turkish agenda makes it difficult to get what they are asking for at the forthcoming European Council. That is why in the whole range of meetings with leaders who will be in Brussels next Thursday for the EU summit, Erdogan tried to leave out Cyprus and the Cyprus issue.
According to our information, the Cyprus issue and Turkey's actions in the Eastern Mediterranean were raised in all the key meetings that Erdogan had on Monday in Brussels. And although he was challenged to take a stand, Erdogan diligently avoided making any reference. Wanting to send the message that Cyprus / Cyprus should not influence the discussions between them. According to the information that Nicosia had, during yesterday, this line was kept by Erdogan in the meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
At the same time, the Turkish President wants the Greek-Turkish language to be kept away from the EU-Turkey dialogue. That is why he appeared both in the meeting with Mitsotakis and in his statements, such as the issues concerning Greece and Turkey to resolve them between themselves and not to need the interventions of third parties, implying the Europeans.
Despite Erdogan's moves and efforts in Brussels on Monday, and despite Turkish moves behind the scenes, it seems that the Cyprus issue and Turkey's actions in Varosia and the Eastern Mediterranean will be factors that will influence EU decisions. the upcoming week. In view of these developments, Nicosia is making a series of contacts with key players, in an effort to ensure EU-wide pressure on Turkey.
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